Pondering Pogo's Enemy : Op-Ed Publishing : 9781532317606 : 1532317603 : 05 Dec 2016 : FROM THE AUTHOR: As of July, 2016, I have had 50 op-ed columns published in the Joplin Globe, Joplin, Missouri, which began in 2009. Given that volume of material, I had, in effect, written a book. The question then became one of selecting which op-eds to include. After making the selections, I found that they could be divided into five categories: - Economic Issues - Governance and Democracy - National Security - Political Issues - Social Issues Regardless of the category, each of the Op-Eds here is my own reflection on certain aspects of our social institutions and culture. But the opinions, of course, came from my own worldview. As the writing progressed and with the subject matter sometimes pointing to the stupid stuff people do, I often thought of the famous Pogo declaration, "We have met the enemy and he is us." Then the wheels started turning in my meager brain. My pondering, contempl